Karnataka

Lucknow, May 17: Despite a concerted effort by "secular" parties to get Muslims to vote en bloc against BJP, the saffron challenger prevailed largely because of what is being called "reverse polarization". In both UP and Bihar, which have a significant population of Muslims, the BJP pulled off big wins. Talking to media after the results were declared, BJP general-secretary Amit Shah said his

New Delhi, May 17: In a major setback to the Gujarat government, the Supreme Court on Friday acquitted all six persons, including two on the death row, in the 2002 Akshardham temple terror attack case. Allowing their appeals against the conviction and sentencing, a bench comprising Justices A K Patnaik and V Gopala Gowda held that the prosecution failed to establish their guilt beyond reasonable

Bangalore, May 16: BJP's former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Friday recorded the biggest victory margin of 363,305 votes over his Congress rival Manjunath Bhandary in Shimoga Lok Sabha seat in the state. Contesting a parliamentary poll for the first time on returning to the party ahead of the 2014 general elections, Yeddyurappa polled 606,216 votes as against 242,911 by Bhandary and

Bangalore, May 16: BJP candidates emerged victorious in 17 constituencies in Karnataka. Congress won nie seats and lost many of its key leaders. JD(S) won two seats. List of winners and losers in Karnataka Constituency Congress BJP JDS Dakshina Kannada Janardhan Poojary 499030 Nalin Kumar Kateel642739 Haneef Khan (SDPI)27254 Udupi-Chikmagalur Jayaprakash Hegde399525 Shobha Karandlaje581168

Mangalore, May 16: As unprecedented as were the results of Lok Sabha elections 2014, what was more surprising was the large number of votes polled in favour of None Of The Above' (NOTA) option in 17 - Dakshina Kannada constituency in the elections. For the first time in the country, electorates had a chance to opt for NOTA as an alternative in the ballot list in the Lok Sabha elections. It is an

New Delhi, May 16: Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son and party vice president Rahul Gandhi Friday took responsibility for the party's worst ever drubbing in the Lok Sabha election. Addressing a brief press conference after it became clear that party would be relegated to a poor 50-odd seats, Sonia Gandhi said: "We with all humility accept the mandate of the people and hope that the new

Mangalore, May 16: Four boys met with a sad demise when they ventured into the sea and drowned in the water while at Koorikatta in Baikampady on the outskirts of the city on Friday. The victims have been identified as Nilesh (aged 9), Chidananda (aged 9), Naveen (aged 8) and Girish (aged 7), children of migrant labourers residing in Koorikatta. The tragic incident occurred when a group of seven

Mangalore, May 16: Several key leaders of Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) have bitten the dust in Karnataka in 2014 general elections. Interestingly, most of the bigwigs of BJP including former CMs D V Sadananda Gowda, B S Yeddyurappa, Shobha Karandlaje, Ananth Kumar, Sri Ramulu, Prahalhad Joshi have managed to secure victory across Karnataka. Former prime minister and former chief minister H D

Udupi, May 16 Udupi, May 16: Riding on unprecedented Modi wave, former minister Shobha Karandlaje has emerged victorious in Udupi- Chikmagalur constituency. She manages to defeat incumbent Congress M P K Jayaprakash Hegde, who had defeated BJP's Sunil Kumar in 2012 by elections. Ms Karandlaje polled 5,81,168 votes as against 3,99,525 votes secured by Mr Hegde. Ms Karandlaje is the only woman BJP

Mangalore, May 16: In an unbelievable result, incumbent MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has emerged victorious in 2014 Lok Sabha polls, rebounding from a recent scandal, give a devastative blow to Congress veteran B Janardhana Poojary. Mr Kateel polled 6,42,739 votes as against 4,99,030votes secured by Mr Poojary. Mr Kateel, who had won by a margin of 40,420 votes in 2009, this time almost ended the